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“When the Executive publicly announces its intent to break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it.”
-Justice Sonia Sotomayor
-Justice Sonia Sotomayor
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IN MEMORIAM: ROB REINER FILMMAKER & PATRIOT 1947-2025
Rob Reiner was a champion of democracy. Today 50501 honors his legacy
We’re grateful to Reiner for his commitment to restoring our democracy
Rob Reiner was a champion of democracy. Today 50501 honors his legacy
We’re grateful to Reiner for his commitment to restoring our democracy
December 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
IN MEMORIAM: ROB REINER FILMMAKER & PATRIOT 1947-2025
Rob Reiner was a champion of democracy. Today 50501 honors his legacy
We’re grateful to Reiner for his commitment to restoring our democracy
Rob Reiner was a champion of democracy. Today 50501 honors his legacy
We’re grateful to Reiner for his commitment to restoring our democracy
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Wow!!!!
By locking in Russian assets for good, the EU finally plays hardball
In an audacious move, the EU has decided to indefinitely immobilise the Russian sovereign assets, pushing back against external pressure to release the funds before Moscow agrees to pay war reparation...
www.euronews.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Wow!!!!
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📽️ NEW: @marcelias.bsky.social explains the Voter Suppression Iceberg, aka, the Republican tactics used to restrict voting. He dives into everything from policies to the lesser-known, deep-cut mechanisms that influence elections behind the scenes.
Don’t miss out👇
Don’t miss out👇
Trump's Plan to Steal the Election: What's Beneath the Surface?
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
📽️ NEW: @marcelias.bsky.social explains the Voter Suppression Iceberg, aka, the Republican tactics used to restrict voting. He dives into everything from policies to the lesser-known, deep-cut mechanisms that influence elections behind the scenes.
Don’t miss out👇
Don’t miss out👇
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We who grew up in the postwar era in the 20th century came to believe that democracy and freedom were inevitable.
We were wrong.
If we are to preserve our experiment in self-governance, we have to bend that arc of justice ourselves.
We were wrong.
If we are to preserve our experiment in self-governance, we have to bend that arc of justice ourselves.
December 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We who grew up in the postwar era in the 20th century came to believe that democracy and freedom were inevitable.
We were wrong.
If we are to preserve our experiment in self-governance, we have to bend that arc of justice ourselves.
We were wrong.
If we are to preserve our experiment in self-governance, we have to bend that arc of justice ourselves.
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#ResistanceUnited
A new CDC study finds that Covid vaccines cut the risk of emergency room and urgent care visits by by 76% among children ages 9 months to 4 years and by 56% among children ages 5-17.
If you love your kids, get them vaccinated.
www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...
A new CDC study finds that Covid vaccines cut the risk of emergency room and urgent care visits by by 76% among children ages 9 months to 4 years and by 56% among children ages 5-17.
If you love your kids, get them vaccinated.
www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...
CDC study says Covid shots continue to protect healthy kids from severe illness
Researchers found that Covid vaccines reduced the risk of emergency room and urgent care visits by 56% to 76%. Some federal health officials have sowed doubt about the shots.
www.nbcnews.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
#ResistanceUnited
A new CDC study finds that Covid vaccines cut the risk of emergency room and urgent care visits by by 76% among children ages 9 months to 4 years and by 56% among children ages 5-17.
If you love your kids, get them vaccinated.
www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...
A new CDC study finds that Covid vaccines cut the risk of emergency room and urgent care visits by by 76% among children ages 9 months to 4 years and by 56% among children ages 5-17.
If you love your kids, get them vaccinated.
www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...
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🇺🇸 U.S. Veteran Stars In Anti-ICE Ad Aimed At People ‘Exposed To’ DHS Propaganda
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December 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
🇺🇸 U.S. Veteran Stars In Anti-ICE Ad Aimed At People ‘Exposed To’ DHS Propaganda
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#PowerToThePeopleNews
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The government has also asked the DC Circuit to re-assign the case because Judge Boasberg is a big meanie.
BREAKING: Trump admin asks DC Circuit to halt Boasberg's planned contempt hearings next week re Alien Enemies deportations, incl. testimony from fired DOJ immigration atty Erez Reuveni. DOJ says it will be a 'circus' and 'endless fishing expedition.' Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Notice (Other) – #206 in J.G.G. v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-00766) – CourtListener.com
NOTICE (Service of Mandamus Petition) by PAMELA J. BONDI, PETER B. HEGSETH, KRISTI L. NOEM, MARCO A. RUBIO, MADISON SHEAHAN, DONALD J. TRUMP, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SE...
storage.courtlistener.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The government has also asked the DC Circuit to re-assign the case because Judge Boasberg is a big meanie.
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MSU's Trey Fort provided food to those in need Thursday in Lansing, a night after donating toys to Lansing's Boys & Girls Club.
“Everywhere there's someone who needs it, there's a kid who needs somebody, there's a kid who needs something to do.”
www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports...
“Everywhere there's someone who needs it, there's a kid who needs somebody, there's a kid who needs something to do.”
www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports...
MSU's Trey Fort donates food, toys to those less fortunate in Lansing. 'Everywhere there's someone who needs it.'
“Everywhere there's someone who needs it, there's a kid who needs somebody, there's a kid who needs something to do. You can help people everywhere.”
www.lansingstatejournal.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
MSU's Trey Fort provided food to those in need Thursday in Lansing, a night after donating toys to Lansing's Boys & Girls Club.
“Everywhere there's someone who needs it, there's a kid who needs somebody, there's a kid who needs something to do.”
www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports...
“Everywhere there's someone who needs it, there's a kid who needs somebody, there's a kid who needs something to do.”
www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports...
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There is no justification for striking shipwrecked survivors in the middle of nowhere in the ocean.
The Department of Defense knows what they did is wrong.
The Department of Defense knows what they did is wrong.
December 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
There is no justification for striking shipwrecked survivors in the middle of nowhere in the ocean.
The Department of Defense knows what they did is wrong.
The Department of Defense knows what they did is wrong.
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Do you hear him? Can you feel him?
"We've got to keep it up."
"We've got to keep it up."
December 11, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Do you hear him? Can you feel him?
"We've got to keep it up."
"We've got to keep it up."
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And you will accept this obvious lie because we think you and the American public are very stupid. No more questions.
Q: Can you explain what's going on with the bandages on Trump's hand?
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
LEAVITT: We've given you an explanation. The president is literally constantly shaking hands.
December 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
And you will accept this obvious lie because we think you and the American public are very stupid. No more questions.
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Yeah, this happened.
December 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Yeah, this happened.
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Reporter: You acknowledge that CPI when you took office was 3%. In September, the last month which we have data, it was also 3%.
Leavitt: No, it's 2.5%.
Reporter: Not in September. It's 3%.
Leavitt: No, it's 2.5%.
Reporter: Not in September. It's 3%.
December 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Reporter: You acknowledge that CPI when you took office was 3%. In September, the last month which we have data, it was also 3%.
Leavitt: No, it's 2.5%.
Reporter: Not in September. It's 3%.
Leavitt: No, it's 2.5%.
Reporter: Not in September. It's 3%.
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LMFAO
“According to a source Ms. Halligan became enraged when a grand juror told her that the word ‘indict’ is pronounced ‘in-DITE,” not “in-DICKT.”
Justice Department again fails to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James
The Justice Department also tried and failed last week to secure a new indictment against James in Norfolk, Virginia.
www.nbcnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
LMFAO
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More corruption by Jared Kushner and the #ConvictedFelonDonOLDtrump #TrumpCorruption #DV1 #ProudBlue (via Olga Lautman, Tyrrany Tracker)
December 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
More corruption by Jared Kushner and the #ConvictedFelonDonOLDtrump #TrumpCorruption #DV1 #ProudBlue (via Olga Lautman, Tyrrany Tracker)
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BREAKING: Democrat Eric Gisler has won the GA HD-121 special election, Decision Desk HQ projects, flipping the seat from red to blue
Just last year, Gisler lost this district by 22 points. The district was Trump +12 in 2024.
Just last year, Gisler lost this district by 22 points. The district was Trump +12 in 2024.
December 10, 2025 at 2:10 AM
BREAKING: Democrat Eric Gisler has won the GA HD-121 special election, Decision Desk HQ projects, flipping the seat from red to blue
Just last year, Gisler lost this district by 22 points. The district was Trump +12 in 2024.
Just last year, Gisler lost this district by 22 points. The district was Trump +12 in 2024.
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quite something that almost every court in the land except like one in Amarillo and the highest in the land routinely tell Trump to go pound sand
September 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
quite something that almost every court in the land except like one in Amarillo and the highest in the land routinely tell Trump to go pound sand
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
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Premiums are set to skyrocket. It's not some thought exercise. The MAGA health care hike is a reality that millions are facing in this country right now.
And unless Republicans join us, higher premium costs for millions of American families will be locked in for good.
And unless Republicans join us, higher premium costs for millions of American families will be locked in for good.
December 10, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Premiums are set to skyrocket. It's not some thought exercise. The MAGA health care hike is a reality that millions are facing in this country right now.
And unless Republicans join us, higher premium costs for millions of American families will be locked in for good.
And unless Republicans join us, higher premium costs for millions of American families will be locked in for good.
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The Dem beat a guy named “Dutch Guest” and I can only conclude that the ugly anti-Netherlands crowd once again turned out
BREAKING: Democrats have *flipped* a seat in Georgia's state House tonight.
Democrat Eric Gisler has won the seat, which was previously held by a Republican who resigned this fall.
This is a red territory: Trump won the district by 13% in 2024.
Democrat Eric Gisler has won the seat, which was previously held by a Republican who resigned this fall.
This is a red territory: Trump won the district by 13% in 2024.
December 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The Dem beat a guy named “Dutch Guest” and I can only conclude that the ugly anti-Netherlands crowd once again turned out
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Johnson's major achievements are jamming through a regressive "big beautiful" bill chock full of politically disastrous items and ensuring Congress remained entirely prone (and often out of session) as Trump seized dictatorial power.
Now Mike wonders why he's a widely reviled and mocked failure.
Now Mike wonders why he's a widely reviled and mocked failure.
New in PN: Mike Johnson's downward spiral
"His speakership is a story of chaos and failure at a time when he and his party should be racking up wins. Apparently, the Lord played a trick on his humble servant: He may have given Johnson the job, but He didn’t say he’d be any good at it."
"His speakership is a story of chaos and failure at a time when he and his party should be racking up wins. Apparently, the Lord played a trick on his humble servant: He may have given Johnson the job, but He didn’t say he’d be any good at it."
Mike Johnson's downward spiral
Speaker of the House is a tough job. But he's particularly bad at it.
www.publicnotice.co
December 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Johnson's major achievements are jamming through a regressive "big beautiful" bill chock full of politically disastrous items and ensuring Congress remained entirely prone (and often out of session) as Trump seized dictatorial power.
Now Mike wonders why he's a widely reviled and mocked failure.
Now Mike wonders why he's a widely reviled and mocked failure.
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Once I had a cable guy in my house who was like 22 and he said he hated both sides equally but thought that the only candidate who could unite us all was Ryan Reynolds and I wasn’t sure how to respond to that so I just said “I’m pretty sure he’s Canadian.”
December 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Once I had a cable guy in my house who was like 22 and he said he hated both sides equally but thought that the only candidate who could unite us all was Ryan Reynolds and I wasn’t sure how to respond to that so I just said “I’m pretty sure he’s Canadian.”